Borussia Dortmund 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Marco Reus on £210,000 per week · see the current Borussia Dortmund wage bill
We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Borussia Dortmund pay £1,648,314 a week in 2026/27 — 27% lower than the £2,244,394 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Reus | £210,000 | £10,920,000 | 31 | M (RL), AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Thomas Meunier | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 28 | D/WB (R), M (RC) | Belgium | ||
| Mats Hummels | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 31 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Jadon Sancho | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 20 | M/AM (RL) | England | ||
| Emre Can | £149,000 | £7,748,000 | 26 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Erling Haaland | £141,000 | £7,332,000 | 20 | ST (C) | Norway | ||
| Axel Witsel | £131,000 | £6,812,000 | 31 | DM, M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Julian Brandt | £123,000 | £6,396,000 | 24 | M/AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Roman Bürki | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 29 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Nico Schulz | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 27 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | Germany | ||
| Raphaël Guerreiro | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 26 | D/WB (L), M (LC), AM (L) | Portugal | ||
| Thomas Delaney | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 28 | DM, M (C) | Denmark | ||
| Thorgan Hazard | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 27 | M (RL), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Lukasz Piszczek | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 35 | D (RC), WB (R) | Poland | ||
| Mahmoud Dahoud | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 24 | DM, M (C) | Germany | ||
| Marcel Schmelzer | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 32 | D/WB (L) | Germany | ||
| Manuel Akanji | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | D (C) | Switzerland | ||
| Jude Bellingham | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 17 | M/AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Giovanni Reyna | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 17 | M/AM (LC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Tobias Raschl | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 20 | DM, M (RC) | Germany | ||
| Dan-Axel Zagadou | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 21 | D (C) | France | ||
| Marwin Hitz | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 32 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Felix Passlack | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | D (RL), WB/M/AM (R) | Germany | ||
| Mateu Morey | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | D/WB (R) | Spain | ||
| Reinier | £5,700 | £296,400 | 18 | AM (C) | Brazil | ||
| Luca Unbehaun | £4,000 | £208,000 | 19 | GK | Germany | ||
| Ansgar Knauff | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
| Steffen Tigges | £864 | £44,928 | 21 | M/AM (L), ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Colin Kleine-Bekel | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Youssoufa Moukoko | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | ST (C) | Germany | ||
| Nnamdi Collins | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | D (C) | Germany | ||
| Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | £55 | £2,860 | 15 | AM (RL) | England | ||
| Ken Mata | £55 | £2,860 | 16 | AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Abu-Bekir El-Zein | £55 | £2,860 | 17 | M/AM (RL) | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 34 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Borussia Dortmund wages, 2020/21
What was Borussia Dortmund's wage bill in 2020/21?
Borussia Dortmund paid £2,244,394 a week in 2020/21 - £116,708,488 across the year - spread over a squad of 34. We hold a wage for all 34 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Borussia Dortmund player in 2020/21?
Marco Reus was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £210,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £102,294.
What was the average Borussia Dortmund salary in 2020/21?
The average Borussia Dortmund player aged 22 or over earned £102,294 a week in 2020/21, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 34. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Borussia Dortmund's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Borussia Dortmund pay £1,648,314 a week in 2026/27, 27% lower than the £2,244,394 of 2020/21. The current squad is 30 players against 34 then.